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Executive Director Giovanna Gray Lockhart stands behind a podium at the Department of Labor, delivering remarks.
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Extensive National Monument News Coverage

Photograph: FPC Executive Director Giovanna Gray Lockhart delivers remarks at the Department of Labor. President Biden’s signing of the proclamation for the Frances Perkins National Monument at the Department of Labor on December 16th garnered widespread state and national news. Please find links to some of the articles and videos below: USA Today Another USA

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Senators Susan Collins and Angus King Celebrate Designation

Photograph: Senator Cameron Reny, Senate President Mattie Daughtry, and U.S. Senator Angus King at the Department of Labor. “Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, the Chairman of the Senate National Parks subcommittee, are applauding the official designation of the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle as a National Monument. The announcement was

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President Biden Designates the Frances Perkins National Monument

Photograph: President Biden signing the proclamation at the Department of Labor. “WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a driving force behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs after the Great Depression.” Click

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